Toilet-paper holder.



L. ULLERY.

TOILET PAPER HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26, 1913. 1 Q79 524 V I Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

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TOILET.PAPER HOLDER.

APPLICATION I ILEn FEB. 26, 1913.

1 ,079,524, Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

1 LEE 'ULLERY; or PHOENIX, ARIZONA.

TOILET-PAPER. HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, LEE ULLERY, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Phoenix, in the county of Maricopa andState of Arizona, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inToilet-Paper Holders, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to paper holders and more particularly to thatclass of hold ers that are used for holding toilet paper, and has forits object to provide a device of this class which will be particularlysuitable for the purpose in question.

The main object of the invention is to arrange it so that it will besecurely locked, when closed with a roll of toilet paper thereon, sothat the latter can not be removed therefrom, except in the mannerintended in its ordinary use.

Another object is to provide a holder that will prevent un-rolling thepaper so freely as to cause a waste of the toilet paper.

Another object is to provide a'means for preventing the removal of theholder itself, when in its closed position.

Another object of this invention. is to have a holder arranged so thatthe stresses placed upon the main holding bolts or fastening means thatsecure the paper holder to its base, may be reduced thereon and placedon other parts, provided in the device.

Another object of this invention is to have the parts of the samereadily accessible for operation and adjustment.

Other objects of this invention will become apparent as it is more fullyset forth.

Ordinarily the stress incurred by the weight of the paper supported by aholder is brought mainly on the means that fasten the arms of the sameto the base, proper, and as the leverage of the arm is comparativelygreat, these stresses often result in breaking the fastening means anddestroy the utility of the device. This invention avoids theseobjections, it being provided with means independent of the fasteningbolts or rivets, which transmit a great part of the weight of the holderand paper to the base in the portion somewhat distant from the points inwhich the fastening bolts or rivets are placed. The device has otheradvantages in that it can be readily unlocked when it is desired toplace a new roll of paper on same, and the means for locking theportions that Specification of Letters Patent.

support the paper is adjustable, so that the wear or inequalities in theconstruction of the device can be readily taken care of. The holder isalso arranged so that the means that secure the same to the wall of atoilet room are covered by parts of the device when the same is closed,thereby preventing the removal of the same until the roll of toiletpaperis practically used up. The ordinary paper holder can be readily andeasily opened at any time, and the toilet paper removed, which is notpossible in this device, when the same is in its closed position.

The ordinary holder permits unrolling the paper easily,'the roll oftenturning several times, when pulled rapidly, thereby unrolling a. greatquantity ofpaper, which results in an extravagantwaste, which unrollingis satisfactorily retarded in this holder.

In the construction shown in the drawings, which illustrate by way ofexample, an embodiment of this invention ;Figure 1 represents a sideelevation of a toilet paper holder embodying this invention, the dottedlines in the same showing the relative position of the paper in theholder. Fig. 2 is a front View of the holder, and also indicates indotted lines the open position of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional detailtaken along the line aa of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is a sectional detailtaken along the line 6-?) of Fig. 1; and Fig. 5 is a cross section ofthe sleeve 7, showing the spring that retards the unrolling of thepaper, by pressing against 7 Patented Nov. 25, 1913. Application filedFebruary 26, 1913. Serial No. 750,913.

the inner surface of the'roll of paper. The

spring. is numbered 22.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout thedrawings.

Reference character 1 represents a roll of paper that is supported bythe holder in .(IUGS'EIOH, which consists mainly in arm portions 2,which are preferably of the construction and design shown by thedrawings. The lower portion 3 of each arm is provided with a threadedhole, 4:, therein, in which threaded plugs 5 are arranged to'engage, inorder to hold their respective sleeves, 6 and 7. The portions of thesleeves that are arranged to come adjacent to the arms are suitablyscrew threaded to receive the plugs 5. Each plug is provided with aslot, 8, on its inner end, for the purpose of receiving a screw-driver,for actuating the plug.

The sleeve 7 is provided with a suitable wedge-shaped locking member 9,that is secured thereto by means of a rivet 10, ad-

jacent to that portion of thesleeve which comes adjacent to sleeve 6. Aspring catch 'member 11, is threaded and secured to the plug 5, as isclearly shown in Fig. 3, and its outer end portion is enlarged so as toengage with the inner edge portion of wedge member 9, in order to lockthe sleeves 6 and 7. in properalinement with each other, H Th sleeve 7is provided wi th a suitable slot 12, therein, to permit'releasing catch11, when the holder is empty. 7 j, a V

The upper portion of each arm h'a s a'flattened plate 13, which isprovided with a suitable hole in the upper portion thereof, so

that it can be pivot-ally secured by means of.

a rivet or bolt 1, t o the base plate 15'. The portion of the lower partof each arm 2, that QistJ-shaped, as shown at 16 in Fig. 4, is jar- 20rangedto pass under (or behind),a portion ofplate 15, (the back of plate15 being hollowed out to receive it), so that the arms are clamped onthe ends of the plate, when the holder is in a locked position, thereby"assisting the rivets in holding the arms securely andrigidly in place.I 7

When paper has been placed :on the holder and the various parts areintheir normal position, the weight of armsZ, and the paper sleevesthereon isborne by the rivets 14, in part, and the remaining portion ofthe weight is-takencareof by theprojecting portion or lip 18, whichengages with'the plate 15, in two ways, first on the inner,'main surfaceof the same, and secondly on the "lower raising portion 19', of plate15, as is clearly-shown in Flg. 1 It can be readily means of the rivet10 is an 'arcuate spring 'member which is adapted to frictionally engagethe inner surface of a roll of paper to prevent the turning of the sameunless turning movement is applied thereto.

The manner of opening the holder is by removing the catch 11, from offthe wedge member 9, which can be done only when the holder is empty.

This permits the arms 2 to be pivotally swung on the bolts or rivets 14,to the position shown by the dottedlincs in Fig. 2. The catch can bereadily gotten at after the paper roll has been removed, because of theprovision of the "slot 12, in the sleeve 7. It is also apparent that theplug 5 can be readily gotten atsfor any purpose whatever, when in theposition shown by the dotted lines. The peculiar form of catch onables acertain amount of adjustment to be .made in its relation to the memberit ongages with, and at the same time its cient resilient act-ionenables it to preform the work intended of it, without necessitatingadditional springs for the purpose.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed, is v i A holderfor toilet paper comprising in combination a base plate having slots inthe sides thereof, a plurality of arms, pivotally mounted on said baseplate, a plurality of lips disposed on said arms, and arranged to engagein said slots and rest on said plates, a plurality of members secured tosaid arms and adapted to cover the front portion of said plate, aplurality of sleeves adjustably mounted on said arms, provided withresilient; locking means to be kept, in alinement with ach other, forholding the toilet paper thereon, means for locking the sleeves togetherthat can not be unlocked except when the holder is empty, (therebypreventing removal of the roll of toilet paper, except as intended), andmeans for fastening said holder to the wall, disposed in said plate andadapted to be covered by said members when the holderis in its closedposition.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of,two witnesses. LEE ULLERY. Vitnesses V. M. FioKAs,

K. MAXWELL.

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